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US 5,509,961 AGranted
Medium bed mortar
OwnerRoss Ciliainventor
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The present invention provides for a medium bed mortar for setting of large tiles. The mortar comprises from 25 to 75 parts by weight of a mortar base composition and 1 part by weight of expanded vermiculite. The presence of the vermiculite in the mortar base supports the trowel ridges of the medium bed mortar of more than 3/8 inch to 5/8 of an inch in height and increases the open time of the medium bed mortar to allow longer working times. In an aspect of the invention there is provided a method for setting of tile on a supporting surface. The method comprises trowelling onto the supporting surface a medium bed mortar composition comprising from about 25 to 75 parts by weight of a mortar base composition and 1 part by weight of expanded vermiculite by means of a ridged trowel to produce ridges of the medium bed mortar composition of greater than 1/4 inch in height and setting the tile in the medium bed mortar to adhere the tile to the supporting surface. The presence of the vermiculite in the mortar base supports the trowel ridges and increases the setting time of the medium bed mortar to allow longer working times.
A medium bed mortar dry mix for preparation of a medium bed mortar for setting of large tiles comprising a dry powdered thin-set mortar composition and an expanded vermiculite of an average particle size of 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch, the thin set mortar composition and vermiculate being present in a weight ratio of about 25 to 1 to about 75 to 1 respectively, the presence of the vermiculite in the medium bed mortar dry mix increasing the open time of the medium bed mortar prepared therefrom to allow longer working times.
A method for setting of a large tile on a supporting surface comprising hydrating a medium bed mortar dry mix composition comprising a thin-set mortar composition and expanded vermiculite, the thin-set mortar composition and vermiculite being present in a weight ratio of about 25 to 1 to about 75 to 1 respectively, trowelling the medium bed mortar onto the supporting surface by means of a ridged trowel to produce ridges of the medium bed mortar composition of greater than 3/8 inch to 5/8 inch in height, and setting the tile in the medium bed mortar to adhere the tile to the supporting surface, the presence of the vermiculite in the mortar base supporting the trowel ridges and increasing the open time of the medium bed mortar to allow longer working times.
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